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Santa Marta kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Colombia · Magdalena

Spot currently openIntermediate level 11.24 | -74.22

Overview

Santa Marta is a spot on the Caribbean coast of the Magdalena department, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. East and northeast trade winds blow regularly over the bay. An urban spot for intermediate riders with views of the snow-capped mountains of the Sierra Nevada.
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Spot forecast for Santa Marta

Sunrise 05:46 · Sunset 17:36

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Santa Marta: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

400h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from December to May, peaking in January: 29 rideable days a month and 400 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is October, at 14 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 23.5 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days14 d O November: 19 rideable days N December: 30.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 23.5 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days14 d O November: 19 rideable days N December: 30.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 52%13-20 knots · 48%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 52% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is November, at 30 °C. The wettest month is June, with 171 mm.

Monthly averages: Santa Marta
Monthly averages — Santa Marta — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 400 h 31 °C 16 mm
February 27.0 363 h 31 °C 14 mm
March 30.5 423 h 31 °C 3 mm
April 29.5 405 h 32 °C 25 mm
May 25.0 269 h 32 °C 69 mm
June 21.5 215 h 31 °C 171 mm
July 27.5 360 h 32 °C 54 mm
August 23.5 241 h 31 °C 107 mm
September 18.5 140 h 31 °C 126 mm
October 14.0 114 h 31 °C 103 mm
November 19.0 193 h 30 °C 93 mm
December 30.5 366 h 30 °C 17 mm

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Technical details of Santa Marta spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ESE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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